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Have you ever had a Pap smear or Pap test? CV-01 CV-01 BR56
When did you have your most recent Pap test? CV-02
How long before that Pap smear was the previous one? CV-04
Have you had a hysterectomy? CV-05 CV-05
When do you expect to have your next Pap test? CV-06
How often do you think a woman your age should have a Pap smear? CV-07
Most medical organizations now recommend a Pap smear every three years for healthy adult women. Have you heard about this change in guidelines? CV-08
Would you agree to have Pap smears every three years if your health care provider recommended it? CV-09
Do you think that HPV infection is rare? CV-13c
Do you think HPV can cause abnormal Pap smears? CV-13e
Do you think that HPV can affect a woman's ability to get pregnant? CV-13f
Has a health care provider such as a doctor or nurse ever talked to you about a HPV vaccine or shot? BR65
Has a health care provider such as a doctor or nurse ever talked to you about a HPV test? BR66
Do you think women who get the cervical cancer vaccine or HPV shot should continue to get screened for cervical cancer with the Pap test? BR73
How long before that Pap smear was the previous one? CV-04
What was the main reason that you had this Pap test? CV-03 BR58
Have you ever been treated for genital warts? CV-10 BR60
Have you ever heard of HPV? HPV stands for Human Papillomavirus. It is not HIV, HSV, or herpes. CV-11 BR61a
Have you ever been told by a health care provider that you had a human papillomavirus or HPV infection? CV-12 BR64
Do you think HPV can cause cervical cancer? CV-13a BR67
Do you think you can get HPV through sexual contact? CV-13b BR68
Do you think HPV can go away on its own, without treatment? CV-13d BR70
A vaccine to prevent HPV infection is available and is called the cervical cancer vaccine or HPV shot. Before today, have you ever heard of the cervical cancer vaccine or HPV shot? BR61b
Where have you heard about HPV? BR63
A vaccine to prevent the human papillomavirus or HPV infection is recommended for girls ages 11-12 and is called the cervical cancer vaccine, HPV shot, or GARDASIL. If you had a daughter that age, would you have her get it? BR74
What is the main reason you would not have her get it? BR75
When was your last Pap Screen? Guidelines based on recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, 2005. CV-02t CV-02t
When did you have your most recent Pap test? CV-02 BR57
When do you expect to have your next Pap test? CV-06 BR59
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Brief 15: Organizations Collaborate to Focus on Prevention MessagesDownload Brief in PDF Format
Cover image of Brief 15When it comes to cancer prevention, more information does not necessarily mean greater clarity. Organizations collaborate to focus on prevention messages.
May  2010
 
Brief 5: Knowledge and Awareness of Human Papillomavirus (HPV)Download Brief in PDF Format
Cover image of Brief 5In 2005, 61 percent of American women had never heard of HPV.
March  2007
 
Brief 3: Cancer Screening: Breast, cervix, and colorectalDownload Brief in PDF Format
Cover image of Brief 3Most Americans Are Aware of Cancer Screening Tests. Knowing age and frequency recommendations remains a challenge.
Aug  2006
 
Published Articles Using HINTS Data

Anhang Price, R., Koshiol, J., Kobrin, S., Tiro, J.A. 2011Knowledge and intention to participate in cervical cancer screening after the human papillomavirus vaccineVaccine  29 (25), pp. 4238-4243.

Fang CY, Coups EJ, Heckman CJ. 2010Behavioral correlates of HPV vaccine acceptability in the 2007 Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS).Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev  19(2):319–26

Kobetz E, Dunn Mendoza A, Menard J, Finney Rutten L, Diem J, Barton B, Kornfeld J, McKenzie N.  2010One size does not fit all: Differences in HPV knowledge between Haitian and African American women. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev  19(2):366–70

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